Display device

ABSTRACT

A semiconductor substrate includes: a substrate; a first conductive line disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; an electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer and including an arc edge outside the first conductive line; and a conductive layer disposed on the electrode, wherein a part of the semiconductor layer extends along a second direction different from the first direction and the arc edge overlaps the part of the semiconductor layer.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefits of the Taiwan Patent ApplicationSerial Number 105114848, filed on May 13, 2016, the subject matter ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference.

This application is a continuation of U.S. Patent application for“Display device”, U.S. application Ser. No. 17/944,660 filed Sep. 14,2022; U.S. application Ser. No. 17/944,660 is a continuation of U.S.application Ser. No. 16/999,350 filed Aug. 21, 2020, U.S. applicationSer. No. 16/999,350 is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.16/223,355 filed Dec. 18, 2018, U.S. application Ser. No. 16/223,355 isa division of U.S. Patent application for “Display device”, U.S.application Ser. No. 15/587,428 filed May 5, 2017, and the subjectmatter of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present disclosure relates to a display device and, moreparticularly, to a display device with improved transmittance.

2. Description of Related Art

With the continuous development of technology related to displays, thereis a trend in the display industry toward more compact, thinner andlighter products. Thus, thin displays, such as liquid crystal displaydevices, organic light-emitting diode display devices and inorganiclight-emitting diode display devices have substituted for CRT displaysas the dominant display devices in the market. Thin displays have anextensive application scope, and we can see them in many of consumerelectronics, such as mobile phones, laptops, video cameras, stillcameras, music players, mobile navigators, TV sets, etc.

Therein, liquid crystal display devices have been well developed andpopular among consumers. However, in view of the consumers' increasingrequirements to display quality of display devices, almost every dealerin this industry is investing in advancing display devices particularlyin terms of display quality.

As liquid crystal display devices have entered an era of highresolution, transmittance of panels is now a key factor to the resultingdisplay quality. Therefore, the relevant dealers all look totransmittance and contrast when improving display quality of displaydevices.

Therein, one factor related to the transmittance of the display devicesis the overlapping area between common electrodes and pixel electrodes.In particular, slits of the pixel electrodes are the main region relatedto the tilts of the display medium (such as liquid crystal molecules).Hence, the overlapping region between the common electrodes and thepixel electrodes near to the slits of the pixel electrodes is oneimportant factor related to the transmittance of the display device.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a display device with improvedtransmittance to obtain better display quality and meet requirements ofcustomers.

SUMMARY

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a semiconductorsubstrate to improve the transmittance of the display device.

The semiconductor substrate comprises: a substrate; a first conductiveline disposed on the substrate and extending along a first direction; asemiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; an electrode disposed onthe semiconductor layer and comprising an arc edge outside the firstconductive line; and a conductive layer disposed on the electrode,wherein a part of the semiconductor layer extends along a seconddirection different from the first direction and the arc edge overlapsthe part of the semiconductor layer.

Other objects, advantages, and novel features of the present disclosurewill become more apparent from the following detailed description whentaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a display device according toEmbodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a thin film transistor substratealong the line L1-L2 indicated in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the region indicated by dot lines in FIG.2 .

FIG. 5 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the region indicated by dot lines in FIG.5 .

FIG. 7 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice according to Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the region indicated by dot lines in FIG.7 .

FIG. 9 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice according to Embodiment 4 of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 10A to 10C are perspective views of thin film transistorsubstrates used in Test example of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 shows a test result of Test example of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENT

The following embodiments when read with the accompanying drawings aremade to clearly exhibit the above-mentioned and other technicalcontents, features and effects of the present disclosure. Through theexposition by means of the specific embodiments, people would furtherunderstand the technical means and effects the present disclosure adoptsto achieve the above-indicated objectives. Moreover, as the contentsdisclosed herein should be readily understood and can be implemented bya person skilled in the art, all equivalent changes or modificationswhich do not depart from the concept of the present disclosure should beencompassed by the appended claims.

Furthermore, the ordinals recited in the specification and the claimssuch as “first”, “second”, “third”, “fourth” and so on are intended onlyto describe the elements claimed and imply or represent neither that theclaimed elements have any proceeding ordinals, nor that sequence betweenone claimed element and another claimed element or between steps of amanufacturing method. The use of these ordinals is merely todifferentiate one claimed element having a certain designation fromanother claimed element having the same designation.

Additionally, the ordinals recited in the specification and the claimssuch as “above”, “over”, or “on” are intended not only directly contactwith the other substrate, film or layer, but also intended indirectlycontact with the other substrate, film or layer.

Embodiment 1

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a display device according toEmbodiment 1 of the present disclosure. The display panel of the presentembodiment comprises: a substrate 1; a counter substrate 2 opposite tothe substrate 1; and a display medium layer 3, disposed between thesubstrate 1 and the counter substrate 2. Herein, the display panel ofthe present embodiment comprises: a display region AA; and a borderregion B adjacent to the display region AA. In the present embodiment,the substrate 1 and the counter substrate 2 can respectively be, forexample, a glass substrate, a plastic substrate, or any other flexiblesubstrate. When the substrate 1 and the counter substrate 2 are plasticsubstrates or other flexible substrates, the display device of thepresent embodiment is a flexible display device. In addition, thedisplay medium layer 3 can be a liquid crystal layer, light emittinglayer of mirco-sized LED (light emitting diode) or light emitting layerof OLED (organic light emitting diode layer); and a backlight module 4can further be disposed below the substrate 1 in the display device ofthe present embodiment, to provide light to the display panel.

In the present embodiment, various units can be disposed on thesubstrate 1 or the counter substrate 2. For example, thin filmtransistors (not shown in the figure) can be disposed on the substrate 1to form a thin film transistor substrate. A color filter layer and ablack matrix layer (not shown in the figure) can be disposed on thecounter substrate 2 to obtain a color filter substrate. Alternatively,the color filter layer can be disposed on the substrate 1 to form acolor filter on array (COA) substrate, or the black matrix layer can bedisposed on the substrate 1 to form a black matrix layer on array (BOA)substrate. Hereinafter, the thin film transistor substrate in which thinfilm transistors are disposed on the substrate 1 is exemplified in thepresent embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the thin film transistor substrate of thedisplay device of the present embodiment; and FIG. 3 is across-sectional view of the thin film transistor substrate along theline L1-L2 indicated in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the thinfilm transistor substrate of the display device of the presentembodiment comprises: a substrate 1; a scan line 11 disposed on thesubstrate 1, wherein the scan line 11 extends along an extensiondirection (i.e. a first direction X), and the scan line 11 comprises agate electrode 111 (which is the region for forming a thin filmtransistor); a semiconductor layer 12 disposed on the gate electrode111, wherein a part of the semiconductor layer 12 overlaps the gateelectrode 111, and another part of the semiconductor layer 12 extendsoutside the gate electrode 111; a source electrode 14 and a drainelectrode 13, disposed on the semiconductor layer 12 and disposed at twoopposite sides of the semiconductor layer 12, wherein projections of thesource electrode 14 and the drain electrode 13 on the substrate 1completely locate in a projection of the semiconductor layer 12 on thesubstrate 1, and the gate electrode 111, the semiconductor layer 12, thesource electrode 14 and the drain electrode 13 form a thin filmtransistor; an insulating layer 15 disposed on the source electrode 14and the drain electrode 13, wherein the insulating layer 15 comprises avia hole 151; a first transparent conductive layer 16 disposed on theinsulating layer 15, wherein a part of the first transparent conductivelayer 16 electrically connects to the drain electrode 13 through the viahole 151; and a second transparent conductive layer 17 disposed betweenthe substrate 1 and the first transparent conductive layer 16, whereinthe second transparent conductive layer 17 and the via hole 151 are notoverlapped. More specifically, the projection of the via hole 151 on thesubstrate 1 and the projection of the second transparent conductivelayer 17 are not overlapped. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , a gateinsulating layer 112 is further formed on the gate electrode 111.

In the present embodiment and other embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the term “projection(s)” refers to the patterns that theunits project onto the substrate 1 in a direction from the countersubstrate 2 toward the substrate 1 (i.e. the direction perpendicular tothe surface 1 a of the substrate 1) shown in FIG. 1 . In the top viewsshown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 9 of the present embodiment and otherembodiments of the present disclosure, the patterns are the projectionsof the units projecting onto the substrate 1 in the direction from thecounter substrate 2 toward the substrate 1 (i.e. the directionperpendicular to the surface 1 a of the substrate 1).

In the present embodiment and other embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the scan line 11, the source electrode 14 and the drainelectrode 13 can be prepared by conductive materials, such as metals,alloys, metal oxides, metal oxynitrides, or other electrode materials.The first transparent conductive layer 16 and the second transparentconductive layer 17 can be prepared by transparent electrode materialssuch as ITO, IZO or ITZO.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the region indicated by dot lines in FIG.2 . As shown in FIG. 4 , a projection of the second transparentconductive layer 17 on the substrate 1 has a first edge 171, aprojection of the drain electrode 13 on the substrate 1 has a secondedge 131, and the first edge 171 is adjacent to the second edge 131.More specifically, in the present embodiment, a minimum distance betweenthe first edge 171 and the second edge 131 along a directionperpendicular to the extension direction (i.e. the first direction X) ofthe scan line 11 is 0 μm. In other word, the first edge 171 and thesecond edge 131 are partially overlapped.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 , in the display device of the presentembodiment, the second transparent conductive layer 17 and the via hole151 of the insulating layer 15 are not overlapped, and a first edge 171of the second transparent conductive layer 17 is adjacent to the secondedge 131 of the drain electrode 13. In general, the voltage differencebetween the first transparent conductive layer 16 and the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 influences the tilts of the displaymedium (for example, liquid crystal molecules), and the transmittance ofthe display device is related to the tilts of the display medium. Thearea that the display medium tilts based on the voltage change can beincreased when the overlapping region of the first transparentconductive layer 16 and the second transparent conductive layer 17 isexpanded; thus the transmittance of the display device can be improved.However, in the case that the overlapping region of the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 and the drain electrode 13 is too largeand cover the via hole 151 of the insulating layer 15, short circuit maybe occurred between the first transparent conductive layer 16 and thesecond transparent conductive layer 17. Hence, in the presentembodiment, when the minimum distance between the first edge 171 and thesecond edge 131 along a direction perpendicular to the extensiondirection (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11 ranges from 0μm to 4 μm, not only the transmittance of the display device can beimproved, but also the circumstance that the short circuit occurredbetween the first transparent conductive layer 16 and the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 can be prevented.

Additionally, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 ,when viewing in a normal direction of the substrate 1 (i.e. viewing fromthe counter substrate 2 to the substrate 1), a part of the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 overlaps the semiconductor layer 12, butthe second transparent conductive layer 17 does not overlap the drainelectrode 13.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 , in the present embodiment, the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 further comprises a third edge 172, thethird edge 172 is substantially perpendicular to the extension direction(i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11. In other words, theextension direction of the third edge 17 substantially is the seconddirection Y Herein, the third edge 172 and the drain electrode 13 arenot overlapped.

In the present embodiment and other embodiments of the presentdisclosure, “the third edge 172 is substantially perpendicular to theextension direction (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11”and/or “second direction Y” can be defined as follows: an angle can beincluded between the third edge 172/the second direction Y and the firstdirection X, and this angle can range from 70 degrees to 90 degrees, 80degrees to 90 degrees or 85 degrees to 90 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 3 , a side wall of the via hole 151 is an inclined sidewall, so the via hole 151 has an inverted trapezoidal shape in across-section view. Hence, in the present embodiment, the via hole 151has a first opening 151 a and a second opening 151 b, the first opening151 a is close to the first transparent conductive layer 16, and thesecond opening 151 b is close to the drain electrode 13. In other words,the first opening 151 a is relatively adjacent to the counter substrate2 shown in FIG. 1 , and the second opening 151 b is relatively adjacentto the substrate 1 shown in FIG. 1 . In FIG. 3 , a width A1 of the firstopening 151 a is greater than a width A2 of the second opening 151 b, soit intends an area of the first opening 151 a is greater than an area ofthe second opening 151 b when viewed in a top view (viewed from thecounter substrate 2 to the substrate 1), it also intends when the firstopening 151 a and the second opening 151 b respectively projected on thesubstrate 1 to form a first projection and a second projection, the areaof the first projection is greater than the second projection.

In addition, a part of the insulating layer 15 is exposed from the viahole 151. Furthermore, through controlling the etching condition forforming the via hole 151, a first minimum distance D1 and a secondminimum distance D2 are distances between the first projection of thefirst opening 151 a and the second projection of the second opening 151b on the substrate 1 in a direction parallel to the extension direction(i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11, and the first minimumdistance D1 is not equal to the second minimum distance D2.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 , the first transparent conductive layer16 comprises at least one slit 161, and the drain electrode 13 furthercomprises a fourth edge 132; wherein in a region that the drainelectrode 13 overlaps the first transparent conductive layer 16, an arcedge 133 of the drain electrode 13 near to the slit 161 is between thesecond edge 131 and the fourth edge 132. In the present embodiment, thefourth edge 132 is substantially perpendicular to the extensiondirection (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11. Herein, “thefourth edge 132 is substantially perpendicular to the extensiondirection (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11” means thatan angle included between the fourth edge 132 and the first direction Xcan range from 70 degrees to 90 degrees, 80 degrees to 90 degrees or 85degrees to 90 degrees.

The transparency of the drain electrode 13 is poor, which may influencethe transmittance of the display device. Hence, the smaller area of thedrain electrode 13 is the better. In the present embodiment, when thedrain electrode 13 has the arc edge 133, the area of the drain electrode13 can be reduced. Especially, when the area of the drain electrode 13close to the slit 161 of the first transparent conductive layer 16 isreduced, the transmittance of the display device can further beimproved.

Embodiment 2

FIG. 5 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice of the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of theregion indicated by dot lines in FIG. 5 . As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 ,the thin film transistor substrate of the present embodiment is similarto that of Embodiment 1, except for the following differences.

The structures of the drain electrode 13 and the source electrode 14 areslightly different from those shown in Embodiment 1, but the operationsthereof are identical.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in the present embodiment, the second transparentconductive layer 17 and the via hole 151 are not overlapped. Aprojection of the second transparent conductive layer 17 on thesubstrate (not shown in the figure) has a first edge 171, a projectionof the drain electrode 13 on the substrate (not shown in the figure) hasa second edge 131 adjacent to the first edge 171, and a minimum distanceD between the first edge 171 and the second edge 131 along a directionperpendicular to the extension direction (i.e. the first direction X) ofthe scan line 11 is greater than 0 μm and less than or equal to 4 μm, orgreater than 0 μm and less than or equal to 2 μm.

In the present embodiment, the minimum distance D between the first edge171 and the second edge 131 along a direction perpendicular to theextension direction (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11 isgreater than 0 μm and less than or equal to 4 μm (or greater than 0 μmand less than or equal to 2 μm); thus, the same purpose indicated inEmbodiment 1 (that the transmittance of the display device can beimproved and the circumstance that the short circuit occurred betweenthe first transparent conductive layer and the second transparentconductive layer can be prevented) can also be achieved by the displaydevice of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6 , in the present embodiment, a part of the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 overlaps the semiconductor layer 12, butthe second transparent conductive layer 17 does not overlap the drainelectrode 13.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 , the semiconductor layer 12 comprises athird opening 121, and the third opening 121 disposed on and exposes apart of an edge 111 a of the gate electrode 111. When the semiconductorlayer 12 comprises this third opening 121, in the region outside thegate electrode 111 of the scan line 11, the exposed area of thesemiconductor layer 12 that is not covered by the source electrode 14and the drain electrode 13 can be reduced. Therefore, the photo leakagecurrent can be decreased, and the performance of the thin filmtransistor can be maintained.

Embodiment 3

FIG. 7 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice of the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of theregion indicated by dot lines in FIG. 7 . As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 ,the thin film transistor substrate of the present embodiment is similarto that of Embodiment 1, except for the following differences.

The structures of the drain electrode 13 and the source electrode 14 areslightly different from those shown in Embodiment 1, but the operationsthereof are identical.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in the present embodiment, the second transparentconductive layer 17 and the via hole 151 are not overlapped. Aprojection of the second transparent conductive layer 17 on thesubstrate (not shown in the figure) has a first edge 171, a projectionof the drain electrode 13 on the substrate (not shown in the figure) hasa second edge 131, and a minimum distance D between the first edge 171and the second edge 131 along a direction perpendicular to the extensiondirection (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11 is greaterthan 0 μm and less than or equal to 4 μm, or greater than 0 μm and lessthan or equal to 2 μm.

As shown in FIG. 8 , in the present embodiment, when viewing in a normaldirection of the substrate 1 (i.e. viewing from the counter substrate 2to the substrate 1), a part of the second transparent conductive layer17 overlaps the semiconductor layer 12 and the drain electrode 13.Especially, the first edge 171 of the second transparent conductivelayer 17 overlaps with the drain electrode 13. Furthermore, the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 further comprises a third edge 172, thethird edge 172 is substantially perpendicular to the extension direction(i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11. In other words, theextension direction of the third edge 172 substantially is the seconddirection Y Herein, the third edge 172 overlaps the drain electrode 13.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 7 , the semiconductor layer 12 comprises athird opening 121, and the third opening 121 exposes a part of an edge111 a of the gate electrode 111.

Embodiment 4

FIG. 9 is a top view of a thin film transistor substrate of a displaydevice of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9 , the thin filmtransistor substrate of the present embodiment is similar to those ofEmbodiments 1 and 2, except for the following difference.

In the present embodiment, the first transparent conductive layer 16comprises at least one slit 161, and the drain electrode 13 furthercomprises a fourth edge 132. Herein, the fourth edge 132 issubstantially perpendicular to the extension direction (i.e. the firstdirection X) of the scan line 11. In the region that the drain electrode13 overlaps the first transparent conductive layer 16, an inclined edge134 of the drain electrode 13 close to the slit 161 is between thesecond edge 131 and the fourth edge 132, and obtuse angles are includedbetween the inclined edge 134 and the second edge 131 and between theinclined edge 134 and the fourth edge 132.

The drain electrode 13 of the present embodiment has the inclined edge134, and the drain electrode 13 of Embodiment 1 has the arc edge 133. Inboth the display devices with the inclined edge 134 of the presentembodiment and the arc edge 133 of Embodiment 1, the purpose ofincreasing the transmittance of the display device can be achieved.

Test Example

As illustrated in the aforesaid Embodiments 1 to 4 (as shown in FIGS. 4,6, 8 and 9 ), when the minimum distance D between the first edge 171 andthe second edge 131 along a direction perpendicular to the extensiondirection (i.e. the first direction X) of the scan line 11 ranges from 0μm to 4 μm (or ranges from 0 μm to 2 μm), the purpose of improvingtransmittance and preventing short circuit can be achieved. In thepresent test example, the influence of the distance between the firstedge 171 of the second transparent conductive layer 17 and the secondedge 131 of the drain electrode 13 on the transmittance of the thin filmtransistor substrate is simulated. Meanwhile, the distance between thethird edge 172 of the second transparent conductive layer 17 and thefourth edge 132 of the drain electrode 13 on the transmittance of thethin film transistor substrate is also simulated.

FIGS. 10A to 10C are perspective views of thin film transistorsubstrates used in the present test example. FIG. 10A shows thecondition that a part of the second transparent conductive layer 17 andthe drain electrode 13 are overlapped, and the first edge 171 of thesecond transparent conductive layer 17 is locating on the drainelectrode 13. FIG. 10B shows the condition that the second transparentconductive layer 17 and the drain electrode 13 are not overlapped. FIG.10C shows the condition that a part of the second transparent conductivelayer 17 and the drain electrode 13 are overlapped, and the third edge172 of the second transparent conductive layer 17 is locating on thedrain electrode 13. Herein, a minimum distance D is between the firstedge 171 of the second transparent conductive layer 17 and the secondedge 131 of the drain electrode 13, and another distance D′ is betweenthe third edge 172 of the second transparent conductive layer 17 and thefourth edge 132 of the drain electrode 13. In the present test example,when the first edge 171 and the second edge 131 are overlapped, theminimum distance D is 0 μm. When the first edge 171 moves downward andis not on the drain electrode 13, the minimum distance D is positive (asshown in FIG. 10B or 10C). When the first edge 171 moves upward and islocating on the drain electrode 13, the minimum distance D is negative(as shown in FIG. 10A). In addition, when the third edge 172 and thefourth edge 132 are overlapped, the distance D′ is 0 μm. When the thirdedge 172 moves toward the right side and is not on the drain electrode13, the distance D′ is positive (as shown in FIG. 10A or 10B). When thethird edge 172 moves toward the left side and is locating on the drainelectrode 13, the distance D′ is negative (as shown in FIG. 10C).

The simulation result is shown in FIG. 14 . For the relative positionbetween the first edge 171 of the second transparent conductive layer 17and the second edge 131 of the drain electrode 13, when the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 overlaps the drain electrode 13, theinfluence of the minimum distance D between the first edge 171 and thesecond edge 131 on the transmittance is low. However, when the secondtransparent conductive layer 17 and the drain electrode 13 are notoverlapped, the transmittance is reduced as the minimum distance Dbetween the first edge 171 and the second edge 131 increased. For therelative position between the third edge 172 of the second transparentconductive layer 17 and the fourth edge 132 of the drain electrode 13,when the second transparent conductive layer 17 overlaps the drainelectrode 13, the influence of the distance D′ between the third edge172 and the fourth edge 132 on the transmittance is low. Meanwhile, whenthe second transparent conductive layer 17 and the drain electrode 13are not overlapped, the transmittance is reduced as the distance D′between the third edge 172 and the fourth edge 132 increased. Eventhough the transmittance is reduced as the distance D′ increased, therange of the reduced transmittance is small.

From the result shown in the present test example, when the first edge171 of the second transparent conductive layer 17 is locating on thedrain electrode 13, the display device has better transmittance.

In the present disclosure, a display device made as described in any ofthe embodiments of the present disclosure as described previously may beintegrated with a touch panel to form a touch display device. Inaddition, a display device or touch display device made as described inany of the embodiments of the present disclosure as described previouslymay be applied to any electronic devices known in the art that need adisplay screen, such as displays, mobile phones, laptops, video cameras,still cameras, music players, mobile navigators, TV sets, and otherelectronic devices that display images.

Although the present disclosure has been explained in relation to itsembodiment, it is to be understood that many other possiblemodifications and variations can be made without departing from thespirit and scope of the present disclosure as hereinafter claimed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A semiconductor substrate, comprising: asubstrate; a first conductive line disposed on the substrate andextending along a first direction; a semiconductor layer disposed on thesubstrate; an electrode disposed on the semiconductor layer andcomprising an arc edge outside the first conductive line; and aconductive layer disposed on the electrode, wherein a part of thesemiconductor layer extends along a second direction different from thefirst direction and the arc edge overlaps the part of the semiconductorlayer.
 2. The semiconductor substrate of claim 1, wherein the part ofthe semiconductor layer and the first conductive line are crossed. 3.The semiconductor substrate of claim 1, further comprising a displaymedium layer disposed on the conductive layer, wherein the displaymedium layer is an organic light emitting layer.
 4. The semiconductorsubstrate of claim 1, further comprising a display medium layer disposedon the conductive layer, wherein the display medium layer is a liquidcrystal layer.
 5. The semiconductor substrate of claim 1, furthercomprising two second conductive lines disposed on the substrate,wherein the two second conductive lines and the first conductive lineare crossed, the first conductive line comprises a first part and asecond part, the first part is disposed between the two secondconductive lines, the second part is overlapped with one of the twosecond conductive lines, and a maximum width of the first part along athird direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than amaximum width of the second part along the third direction perpendicularto the first direction.
 6. The semiconductor substrate of claim 1,wherein the first conductive line comprises a first protrusion part anda second protrusion part, the first protrusion part and the secondprotrusion part protrude in two opposite directions parallel to a thirddirection perpendicular to the first direction, and a width of the firstprotrusion part along the third direction perpendicular to the firstdirection is different from a width of the second protrusion part alongthe third direction perpendicular to the first direction.
 7. Thesemiconductor substrate of claim 1, wherein the electrode and the firstconductive line are overlapped.
 8. The semiconductor substrate of claim1, wherein the electrode extends along a third direction perpendicularto the first direction.
 9. The semiconductor substrate of claim 8,wherein an end of the electrode comprises the arc edge.